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The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1887-04-02
SPECIAL LABOR CONVENTION.

General Master Workman Powderly the
official head of the Knights of Labor, has
issued a call FOR a special State Convention
of representatives from the various assemb-
lies of Pennsylvania. to meet at Harrisburg
Oh the 7th instant. The call suggests that
Que delegate be sent to represent every two
thousand members.
In his official call, and also in the Jour
nal Of United Labor Of Philadelphia, the
accredited organ of the order, Mr.. Powder
" gives his reasons for the call so clearly
as to fully justify his action. He refers to
the fact that there are scores of bills pend
ing in the Legislature relating to the inter
ests Of labor, some of which are chiefly
vicious in their features, while others with
wise aims need more careful and authorita-
tive revision than he can assume to give on
his official responsibility. He refers to the
fact that Signatures 10 petitions are often
obtained in favor OF measures which the
eOnsiderate judgment of the workingInen
would condemn, ana legislators are thus
compelled to choose between supporting
bills which woull be injuries to the whole
State or offending their constituents. lie
believes that the best way to meet the
difficulty and to assure julicious and prac
tical legislation in behalf of industry, is to
call the representative men of the order to-
gether at the Capitol, and there confer, by
committee, with all in the Legislature who
favor liberal enactments on the subject,
and carefully scrutinize the various pending
measures and give an official approval OF
such as may be approved after the most
patient inquiry. He wisely suggests that
''it would be far better TO select a few OF
the most important measures, say, for in
stance, such as relate to the store order
system and the mining or mine ventilation
laws of the state"
We are glad to see this call from Mr.
POwderly. lie states the exact truth wher
he suggests that there is danger alike d
the failure OF COOL and the success Of bat
legislation, unless the intelligent and dis
passionate representatives of labor shal
accept the responsibility of directly confer
ing with legislators on the subject. Al
such experiences must be productive o
great practical good TO the order 1t vii
bring them into relations with those VIII,
have broader responsibilities than pertain
To any one interest oi the State, ana tn
experience gained viii tend to conserve an,
broaden the views and aims of the Knight
of Laber, The delegates to appear At lIar
risburg will be received and consulted will
the respect to which the great interest the
represent is entitled, and It is highly pro
bable that some wise legislation may b
thus secured and more unwise legislatio
defeated without exposing Legislators I
criticism from their labor constituents
Altogethe the moye is a wise one, an
mutual good TO both employers and en-
Dloyed should result from il,
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1887-04-02
Public Notice.

The undersigned would hereby give notice 10
the public tha; he has purchased Of Charles Mih
leT Sr., of Meissphrt, Carbon county, Pa. the
articles, to wit: 2horses, new butch
er wagon, / Old butcher wagon, l buck board l
sleigh, set of double harness, / set single har-
ness. carriage, butcher block, sausage cut
ter, and All kinds of choppers, Sc, and hereby
gives notice aud warning, that any person med
ding OF interfering with said articles which he
has loaned during hts pleasure 70 the said Chas,
Miller, will be dealt with according 20 law.
SENERIN WEBER.
'weissport, March ", 1851; fMST2s--sw'
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1887-04-02

EtuE water question is apparently as
dead .as ifiit had never been. The import
saneeof Introducing water here is evident
to all practical observers. 1t is impossible
to find another town in the Lehigh Valley
which has not good supply of pure water.
Our moried men should move in this mat
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1887-04-02

THE American yacht, Coronet. won the
recent race across the Atlantic in fourteen
days. nine hours and three minutes After
a time England may realize that the
American colonies are not to be sneered at.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1887-04-02
zola's Works are sarah's Pride.

I TOM INC I7INEucIpNIa TresS.
II is cheering to find Sarah Bcrnhafdt pre-
dieting that it viii be a long time before AmeIi-
can literature possesses the freedom OF motive
and treatment which distinguishes Znla's work.
This we say is cheering, for it encourages the
hope that American literature may not be put IN
quarantine yet awhile
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1887-04-02

THE EuForesn situation grows darker
and more complicated. Bnglands attempt
to coerce Ireland is tyranhaldnd despotic.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1887-04-02


IN New York State high licoese aud the
'Hlll boom are travtling side'by side-mis-
cry loves company.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1887-04-02

THE Philadelphia dives must go-to
sone out of the way place until the new
aiayVr gets broke in.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1887-04-02

TIE Times and Press, of Philadelphia,
are at loggcrhcads over disputed circula-
uon. In country journalism such small
matters are 4f no Homent.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1887-04-02
Experiment on Hayes.

FROM the san FTancIstO ENHmlnerl
They have made an ahortye attempt TO reSur-
rect Brigham Young IN Utah. To exhaust the
experiment of bringing dead men 10 Ii e, some
one might try their hand on r.. b. Hayes. A
failure IN that direction would satisfy everybody
that the scheme WAS impFactiCable
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1887-04-02

THE English lien had better stop fooling
with the Itlslrthilaly.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1887-04-02

DURING the past week the average green
grocer tremblcl Tor the peach crop.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1887-04-02

AMONG politicians it is question whether
the south or west holds the most available
=. trumps.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1887-04-02

IF the weather, prophets iet' things alone
for awhile spring rand the fruit crop will
slide through.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1887-04-02

BfsnoP, the celebrated mind reader, will
be lost If hsssttemp,s to read his own mind
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1887-04-02

MARCH came lin like ,alion, and after
wrestling with the elements for thirty days,
.pNpired like lamb.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1887-04-02

In many towns they say the peddlers
must 60. They do-go right on selling
Sher damaged articles te'indsercet pur-
chasgrs.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1887-04-02

In NcwyYork strayssrries sell alta dollar
.hf.y. per rbox-wek give us a cents worth.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1887-04-02

'SnERMAN's southern jaunt is-supposet
to produce a moderate~sizcd presidential
iboom.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1887-04-02

'no catch spring and summer trade the
wise business man advertises now
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1887-04-02
HOpSG and Lot For Sale !!

- The undersigned offers his House and
Hgg1 Lot, situate opposite the CARBON AD-
ukaAza VoCATE Office, on Bank Street, Lehigh-
ton, Pa, for sale. The lot is about 60 \ l9S feet
aud the house is a TwO-StOry Frame with Stone
Basement. For further particulars call on
JOHN III. BENDER,
or at the ADVOCATE OFFICE.
March 5th 1ss7-4w*
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1887-04-02
Private Life Yearns for Them.

From the Philadelphia Times.
More than Il score Of the Harrisburg legislators
are legisatlng themselves into serone and last
ing private life.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1887-04-02

iFNTERED AT THE i,TrfGHroN rosT-oFF1CE AT
SECOND CLASS MAIL MATTER.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1887-04-29
The Penal Colony Project.

The proposition to dispose OF the prison
labor question by making Alaska o
penal colony is being urged with some
vigOr. The New York Herald has
argued in its favor, backing the proposal
with the remarkable staten ent that the
transporting system of England was
found To be very useful and beneficial in
its workings The belief that the op-
Dosile is the case has a rather good
foundation in the fact that it has Oeen
entirely abandoned.
The proposition here arouses two
salient objections. The fist is that if
Alaska is proper country Tor the in
voluntary settlement of thousands of
people, the plan W ould be as injurious
to one laborIng element than the pres
ent system is, if no. more so. If5 hat
country offers attractions to settlers, our
agricultural population will want it; and
to shut out that large and important
class by filling it with cOnvicts would
be bad justice and worse policy. On
the other hand, if Alaska has no attTac-
tions to offer to settlers, it would be
mere inhumanity TO send a los of con-
victs to suffer there
The other objection to the transpOrta-
tion plan is chat it is wholly unDeces-
saTy. The wrong of the present system,
that of crowding independent wOTkmen
out of employment by cheap prison
labor, can be obviated in several ways
One is that suggested by a labor leader
not long since to limit the number of
convicts that can be employed in any
one industry. Twenty five or fifty
prisoners in a single industry cannot
depress the rate of wages much, and the
diyersiication of prison labor which
this would secure would make the in
struction to be obtained in the prisons
much more useful 10 the prisoners than
the present system. Another plan
would be TO pay prisoners full wages aud
and let their surplus earnings 60 10 the
support OF their families. The piece
price system offers another method, if
rightly administered, to prevent prison
labor from depressing the rate of wages.
With these plans for making prison
labor useful TO the convict aud innocu-
GUS to labor at large, it hardly seems
possible that this country will take the
step backward implied in adopting the
old and semi-civilZed plan of taking
cODvicts to wild country and turning
them loose to get rid of them. PITTS
burg Dispatch.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1887-04-29
And Still They Come.

The tOilers and some less desirable
classes of the people of the Old World
are still possessed of the opinion that
America is the poor mau's paradise.
The number of Immigrants landing at
New York last week was j, 454. or
Dearly two thousand day. The most
OF tins army OF newcomers were ticketed
10 the West aud renamed IN New York
only long enough to transfer their bag
gage and themselves TO the railway
LIaIhs. THIS is he best feature of the
Unprecedented flow of Immigration to
our shores at this time, As it shows that
TIE great body OF the new candidates
for American. citizenship are not mere
waits, helpIesslv floating and glad of
any poTJ. They know where they are
going and what they are going to do
when they gec there.
The enormous figures. representing a
single weeks arrivals, are staggering.
Nv inhabitants enough Je populate d
respectable city each week would have
been hailed with rejoicing by the major
ity of American citizens few years
ago. Bu. the rapid increase in crime,
pduperlsm and Insanity noted recently,
and which is chiefly ITaceable to foreign
sources, has brought the American peO-
pie face 20 face with the fact that for
egn immigration on large scale is not
an unmiXrd blessing. The recent labor
troubles haYe served to show likewise
that tue advocates of IiOting and vIo-
ieuce are chiefly of foreign birth. The
blood and-dynamite school of Anarchists
that is beginning to be aggressIyply
prominent in some of onr large cities is
composed entirely of foreigners.
Whether Tor gOod or Sor ev-I, however.
the foreigners are coming in swaTms.
They believe they can better their con-
ditiOE here, and as American d0ors are
not slammed IN their faces they are
'ound to try the experiment anyway
The year 1892 witnessed the greatest
number of arrivals, when 7SS, 992 per
sons landed at American ports. AT the
present rae the prospect is very good
that the immigration of 1887 will exceed
that Of 1882. The absorption OF this
vast body of alien people and their trans
formation into loyal, law-abiding and
useful citizens of the United States IS a
problem of no small proportions and
calls for the exercise of the highest
qualities of statesmanship.- p.-Pbiladel-
phia Times.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1887-04-29
Cnriosities of Paris Law.

The London Pail Nall Gazette says /:
A little book has been published recen-
tly which gives the public some insight
into the functions and power Of the pre-
feet of Paris. No one is allowed to
stick a note on door or window asking
for an emplOye, or post a DILL on d bOaId
ing unless it be stamped and taxed.
Advertisers may adopt any color they
please except white, which signifies pur-
lty, and is exclusively reserved for Offi-.
cial announcements. Special permis-
sion is required TO give an assault-at-
aims, but nothing is said about permits
sion TO fight duel. If any one comes
to Paris with tie ided that he can start
business right off as rag picker he is
mistaken. He viii be run IN if found
gathering rags without a license. No
reunion or meeting for political or
religious objects can meeL without The
consent of the prefecL and under what
ever conditions he pieases.
In order TO hold meeting on a nom
political subject seven persons connected
with 1t must make "a declaration aC the
prefecture Three days before The day OF
meeting. Special permission Is required
to give balls aud concerts aud 10 per
form feaLs of agility IN music halls
Owing 10 The exlgeDcles of The ocITUi,
cattle and 1--we stock are only allowed to
enter Paris At certain hours of the DAY
and by certain routes. Merchants o.
bric-a- 5Tac must be supplied with brass
medals and licensed. Dogs are made
the subject OF series OF regui .tiuns
Frenchmen seem 10 have terror OF the
bulldog, Tor II IS decTeed that mo dog
of The race bOule dogue or a crossed
bOule dOgue must be allowed TO go at
large or The streets; III warehouses;
workshops or other public places. In
side houses these dogs must always be
kept in surfing OF muZZle.' CUmmiss-
toner's must make "A declaration and get
a medal and lIVTeL before starting busi-
ness. Commissioners are shOe-blacks
No organ grinder, street musician or
itineTant merchant can exercise bis pro-
fessiOns VII hOut permission from the
pIefecU.
No permission is granted unless the
applicant has resided al least one year
within the jurisdic .Iou of the protect
and is French. The street musicians,
however, sometimes play without per
mission. Should a concierge be in n
particularly amiable turn he will allow
an Italian TO play within his gates,
where he is as absolute as the prefecg.
The project supplies woIkmen with liv-
Tets, without which they are not worth
anything. Porters at the public mar
kets must have Is certificate Of good
conduct from the police. Any one VINO
saves drowning person from any river,
either by calling attention TO or rescu-
ing him, gets 25f. whoever discovers a
corpse Ill the ii, er, receives 15f. ; for
rescuing a horse, 6f. are allowed. Re-
publican guards employed at theaters or
balls are paid If. per night if on horse
back, I4f. For private soiree they
get 5f.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1887-04-29

The New York World says: The
Republican organs that concede the pro-
priety Of reducing the surplus revenue
always couple the admission with an
IT," or when" or but" Thus
the Cincinnati Commercial Gazette SAYS ::
The surplus revenue should be reduced,
but the reduction should take place
upon an intelligent system. More than
this, before the United States consents
to cutting off the surplus we should
have firearms in abundance, great ana
small, equal to any in the world"
And SO it goes. Mr.. Halstead wants
more " irearms," Mr.. Sherman more
internal Improvements, Mr.. Hoar more
pensions, Mr.. Blair more subsidies. and
all the leaders more expenditures of
some extraordinary sort, before the peo-
pie are relieved of the war taxes that
have already been prolonged twenty. two
years after the close Of the war, and ten
years after any reasonable excuse for
their continuance could be urged.
Well, perhaps these surplus squander.
ing stat esmen are right. Perhaps the
people do love to be taxed, -" as Senator
Sherman once said. But :he fact that
the Conventions of both parties continue
to promise to reduce the taxes, without
any ifs or butts, and that the people
have twice elected Congress and once
a President committed to a reduction,
militates against this theory.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1887-04-29

THE New York World has been ma
king a study or election figures with in
teresJing results. The increase of vote
in 1884 over 1880 was, in the total vote.
843,f33 il the Democratic vote 468,-
9S2, and in the Republican vote. 399. .2S1.
In 1856 the total vote was 349, ,4S0 less
than in 1880. But the Democratic vote
increased 20, ,176 IN 1886 oyar 1880, and
the Republican vote fell off 432, ,154.
In 1886 the Democrats poIled 448, 896
less votes thar 1884, and the Republl-
cans S31 ,43S less. The growth Of the
Prohibition strength is simply marvel
lOus. From 5.6OS in 1872 il increased
to 151, OH in 1884 and to 26S, ,738 last
year; an increase in 1876 of III, ,667
over 1884, The Greenback party, which
pOlled an imposing vote of 3O7, ,3O6 in
1880, has gone gradually down, until in
1886 it polled only 80, 466 votes all over
the Union. But the Labor vote has
come IN Its place to puzzle the poIiti-
clans.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1887-04-29
Cleveland and a Second Term.

The way in which The reported refusal
of Mr.. Cleveland to be again a candt-
date has been received py the public is
remarkably Significant. The Republi-
cans accept it with great gIee, and dis
cover in the evidence that IL is without
foundation signs of weakness on fhe
presidents part, and that it Was put
forth as a ''feeleI" to uncover public
sentiment. They would Ike very much
to be convinced Of its absolute verify.
The Philadelphia Times declares
There is not a Republican In the
country, from Blame down, who does
not regard Cleveland as the one obstacle
to Republican success in 1883. Demo
Gratis may think there are other Oh
stacles, but that the statement is true of
Republicans there IS no question. One
hears il on every hand. from the shTewd
practical politicians as well as the cool
and disinterested observers.
The Democratic opposition to Mr..
Cleveland's TeIOmiDation IS of very
little account. 1t is much less pro-
nOunced to-day than "A year ago; de-
monstratigely a dwindling force. and
unless the unforeseen should happen a
year hence will have no aggressive ex-
istence.
uc NC" L OIh ILCB11}1lQ EOSJ, a mug
wump supporter of the president, but
disposed to be severely critical of recent
changes in the public service by the re-
moval of Republicans and appointment
of Democrats, holds chat the things
that have made the presidents renomi-
nation inevitable are 1.-THE good he has
done and the enemies he has made. -
1t says ''it is the election and not the
denomination which all true friends
both of the president and of the Demo-
cratic party, dOw need to look to-
There is something in this. The next
election will be no holiday tOurnay. but
a closely contested battle. The things
that have won for Mr.. Cleveland the
admiration and approval of intelligent
public sentiment, it is quite likely have
also laid the basis of possible detection.
There are great many hanging on to
the edges of political parties who are
ardent for prOdigal expenditures and all
sorts OF jobbery. He will have none of
it, and hence they will welcome the ad-
vent Of Blaine or Sherman, who boast
the treasury vaults will be opened TO all
corners. 1t is said the defeat of the
$50 600, 900 Southern educational iobend
the pocket veto Of the river and harbor
bill, may cost the Democracy the 5 tates
of Virginia and North Carolina. and
make Tennessee a doubtful State. We
don't credit this, but such early predic-
tlons show the expectations of the oppo-
sltion. and their plan to buy away south
ern states from the Democracy, This
IS what John ,3h9Iman's southern tour
and Nashville speech meant. The
action of the next congress, therefore.
becomes OF vast political Importance.
The outcome will probably be united
Democratic effort in both houses in sup.
port Of policy of tax reduction that
will be pushed as an administration mea-
sure, and on which we will be able to
safely go to the country. Pittsb,rqh
Post.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1887-04-29

A CORRESPONDENT of the st. Louis
Republican, last week started the story,
that IN an interview with a prominent
Democratic senator who was intimate
with President Cleveland, the fact was
made public that Mr.. Cleveland would. |.
upon no consideration. accept a renom-
inatiOn for the Presidency.
The story appears to be without foun-
d1tion and TO have started from the we'll
known disposition Of President Cleve-
land to be adverse to the usual methods
OF seeking nomination. That, in the
face of strong opposition, he would not
enter the convention as a candidate and
make fight, and by the use of official
power and the manipulation of federal
patronage secure the nomination is
well known. But if the nomination, how
ever, comes to him from the fact that
his administration of the Office has been
clean, honest and popular, and for tie
best interests OF the country it would be
impossible for Mr. Cleveland to turn
aside from the wishes of the Democracy.
ana ne Will, without doubt, accept the
nomination and again lead the party
Oh to victory in 1898.
The administration of President
Cleveland, since the day of his inaugu-
ration, has steadily gained in favor with
the people and business interests O: the
country, and when the next Democratic
conveRtion meets his denomination will
be demanded by nine-tenIhs of the Dem.
ocracy and his reelection will be sure
to follow.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1887-04-29
Ren eMa Her Koufh

Mrs. Phoebe Chesley, Peterson. Clay Co.,
Iowa, tells the following remarkable story,
the truth of which is vouched for by the resi-
dents of the town: 81 am 73 years old,
have been troubled with kidney complaint
and lameness for many years could not
dress myself without help. Now am free
from all pain and soreness, and am able to
do all my own Homework. l owe nv
thanks to Electric Bitters for having renewed
my youth, aud removed completely all
disease and pain Try bottle, only soc. at
the Drug Stores Of E. James, of EbensburQ
and WV, McAteer, Of Loretto,
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1887-04-29

A PHILADELPHIA paper gives the
Iesul. vt some official calculations re-
Gently made, showing insL the Jutal
anthracite area OF Pennsylvania before
mining commenced was 320. 600 square
miles, and, allowing 1000 tons to the
acre. foot IN depth would give 800, OO0,-
600 Tons; then, assuming the depth to
average thirty feet grand total appears
of 9 100000 600 tons. At the present
time the consumption averages about
10000, 600 tons II year. Thus AT the
commencement .. mining UperaIIUus the
supply was lf1cIent for 32O years.